Another version I found was Hyde and Go Tweet. Just like in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll is included in this episode as himself and as Mr. Hyde. We first see him secretly enter his lab and drink the Hyde Potion, and then turn into Mr. Hyde just moments later. Sylvester is scared out of his sleep from the disgusting noises Mr. Hyde makes, but is unaware of the change since Dr. Jekyll returns almost instantly to his regular self. This simply sets the theme of good vs. evil and having a second ego just like in the original story.
But Hyde the other side of Jekyll was different. He was criminal. Everyday when Jekyll transformed to Hyde, he did everything bad. What is worse, he kills his own fiancee.
A few of Jekyll’s actions aren't always what he wants to do, but what he has to do. Jekyll creates Edward Hyde so he can do bad deeds, but not ruin his reputation. When his experiment was successful, “(Jekyll) sees for the first time… Edward Hyde,” which he transforms into so that he doesn't have to be good all the time (Stevenson 59). Edward Hyde, is the name of the guy Jekyll transforms into. Jekyll doesn’t want to be good, so this is his way to be happy.
This is apparent during the description of the appearance of Hyde’s apartment. When the house is first entered, “the rooms were furnished with luxury and good taste [...] However, the rooms [were] hurriedly ransacked [...] drawers stood open” (Stevenson 50). The apartment in itself holds a duality since, the first impression of it is that it is elegant and well-furnished but when paid close attention to it, it is cluttered and disorganized. The setting reflects Hyde because, just like the apartment, Hyde has a refined appearance but his psyche is malevolent.
The first character that we encounter is Utterson who is a lawyer and drives a plot. He seems like a hard character, which is described as “never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary at somehow lovable” (5). Jekyll and Hyde appear indirectly through Mr. Enfield’s account on “a very odd story” (7) that he witnessed one night on “a bystreet in a busy quarter of London (6) where a man trampled over a young girl. In Enfield’s account of the incident, Hyde is first mentioned as “a little man who was stumping along eastward at a good walk” and also as a person “[not] like a man” but “like a some damned Juggernaut” (7). But there is no chance that I can catch to know that it is Hyde.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll is a famous doctor, Professor, is a person who is socially respected. On the other hand, Mr. Hyde is a evil to live committed a wrongdoing. Two people who are have another trend, I wonder whether this two people think one person?
Other two themes characteristic of gothic romance are mystery and suspense, that we intend to analyse in the following points. These themes are present in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The story evolves around those two themes. For example, a mystery surrounds Dr Jekyll’s voice. His workers are astonished at his voice change.
Geography also plays a role in the story of Jekyll and Hyde. Hyde lives in a house in Soho. Soho is eerie similar to Hyde. The geography contributes to his fearful and creepy
The use of a third person narrator at the start added to the complexity of the plot for the reader as we were only party to the information he had at his disposal and, therefore, came to the same – misguided – conclusions as shown through ‘The Carew Murder Case’ in which Mr Utterson suspects Jekyll is sheltering a callous criminal. ‘Henry Jekyll forge for a murderer!’ And his blood ran cold in his veins.’ Through the character of Gabriel Utterson, a respected lawyer and the epitome of Victorian customs, the reader reaches the supposition that Jekyll is trying to protect his friend – despite their questionable connection – and do not consider the possibility that Jekyll and Hyde originate from the same person.
The novella revolves around the concept of the duality of human nature and has a captivating second chapter. Hyde, who represents the evil side of Dr. Jekyll, shows no mercy towards his victims. Utterson, Jekyll's lawyer, becomes suspicious when he discovers that Jekyll's will names Hyde as the inheritor. Stevenson uses natural metaphors to enhance the characterization and events in the story. Overall, the novella serves as a cautionary tale against giving in to one's darker desires.
There are a number of differences and few similarities between the characters of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The differences between the two men are mental, physical and moral. They are two separate personalities. Dr. Jekyll is an extremely intelligent and sane man with many good friends, known for his kindness and affectionate nature. On the other hand, Mr. Hyde is less educated, detestable and a loner.
As Stevenson was fascinated by Darwin theory of evolution he decided to portray it in his work. Due to the fact that in Victorian times the idea of rationalism was popular and that people weren’t supposed to show their strong emotions their darker sides were repressed and The locked doors and curtained windows of Jekyll’s house form the imagery of a man locking away the truth that lurks inside; Jekyll turning into Hyde is a metaphor of what happens when the unconscious mind is revealed; the murder of Carew symbolizes the repressed mind striking out at the conscious mind. The whole narrative is about unpeeling the layers that hide the repressed desires inside Jekyll Stevenson also uses several narrative points of view to intensify the feeling of a frightening outsider. As Hyde is often narrated in a mysterious way through different characters perspectives which slowly reveals horror a feature used in gothics.
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde is a story by Robert Louis Stevenson. A man named Gabriel Utterson trying to find the connection between Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde. The story of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde is a simple one but one of interest. The story asks “What if the monster in horror wasn’t a creature of horror, what if it's a part of yourself?” The story starts with Mr. Utterson getting a visitor named Mr. Enfield who told him about a murder that happened recently.
This novel by Robert Louis Stevenson has a setting that has a very important feature. We find the character Dr. Jekyll who is used to represent good while Mr. Hyde in the novel representing evil. Technically, they are the same person, but they symbolize the good and the evil that is characteristic to us (Sorensen). The setting of the novel is in London, but relies heavily on Roberts 's knowledge of his own hometown. The evil of Hyde grows as the darkness of the setting becomes clearer as demonstrated in Hyde 's house in Soho and the lab in the back of Dr. Jekyll 's house as well as the fog that covers the streets.
This distinct use of visual imagery creates a stark contrast between two seemingly different personas who will later be revealed to be different sides of Dr. Jekyll himself. The use of environment and setting also aids in distinguishing the two characters. When Mr. Utterson visits Hyde in his home, the surrounding environment is portrayed as a “dingy street” and “a gin palace” with “many ragged children huddled in the doorways” (Stevenson 1689). These images are symbolic of vice and poverty, all of which emphasise the perverse and deviant nature of Hyde as he commits several sins in the novel and is lacking in morals. On the other hand, Dr. Jekyll’s home is often depicted as “warmed by a bright, open fire”, “large”, and “comfortable” (Stevenson 1685), an embodiment of the Victorian outward respectability and “moral”
